Jose ‘Pepe’ Contreras-Vidal, Ph.D., is Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston, Houston, USA. His research focuses on cognitive, neural and rehabilitation engineering, including brain-machine interfaces and other human-machine systems.

Marco Molinari, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of Neurological and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Department A and the Experimental Neurorehabilitation Lab at the Foundation Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy. His clinical and research work focuses on neurorehabilitation after stroke and spinal cord lesions. He has been a pioneer in the use of powered exoskeleton in clinical research.

Jose L. Pons, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Cajal Institute, Neural Rehabilitation Group, at the Spanish National Research Council, Spain. His work has focused on the design of patient-centered powered orthoses and applications of engineering and neuroplasticity principles to neurorehabilitation.

Seong-Whan Lee, Ph.D., is the Hyundai-Kia Motor Chair Professor of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University at Seoul, Korea. His research focuses on Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, and Brain-Computer Interfaces.